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小鱗胸鷦鶥

简小鳞胸鹪鹛 · 繁小鱗胸鷦鶥

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi

(bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鱗: Look up this written character
胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
鷦: Look up this written character
鶥: Look up this written character
鳞: lín · fish scales
鹪: jiāo · wren
鹛: méi · babbler, Timaliidae species (various); thrush

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3–2–1–1–2 · xiao3 lin2 xiong1 jiao1 mei2

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siu2 leon4 hung1 ziu1 mei4

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